tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post9192244080012932531..comments2017-12-08T19:51:23.384+10:00Comments on WEST END COTTAGE: Reno - Week 40Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13606994564887624801noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-85117123094912244992017-09-23T23:01:42.988+10:002017-09-23T23:01:42.988+10:00Did you know you can create short links with AdFly...Did you know you can create short links with <b><a href="http://shortener.syntaxlinks.com/r/AdFly" rel="nofollow">AdFly</a></b> and <b>get dollars from every visit to</b> your short links.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-44882111336323123222017-05-01T16:54:18.786+10:002017-05-01T16:54:18.786+10:00Great reno blog! Thanks for sharing...
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Help!littlekarstarhttp://littlekarstar.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-9456724162226976752014-08-26T14:02:55.624+10:002014-08-26T14:02:55.624+10:00Oooooooo I&#39;ve just started my own reno blog fo...Oooooooo I&#39;ve just started my own reno blog for my own terrible memory because my husband and I were debating facts the other day and realised with horror that neither of us knew...wish I&#39;d read your blog earlier ! Nothing like renovating...please post more! littlekarstarhttp://littlekarstar.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-40827789628730584302014-05-28T17:06:14.865+10:002014-05-28T17:06:14.865+10:00Just loving all your reno&#39;s and the progress! ...Just loving all your reno&#39;s and the progress! Especially love the black bentwood dining chairs! 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Wow - what a journey - we have all l...Hi Caroline,<br /><br />Wow - what a journey - we have all learned so much from your renovation/build. There are so many aspects of this home I love, and I think the storage you have created is a great use of space. Congratulations on a fab finished home!<br /><br />Cheers, ColKate and Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030828314929884759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-84469662485307577352014-05-23T20:42:19.451+10:002014-05-23T20:42:19.451+10:00Hi C - thank you! I&#39;ll be popping back to do ...Hi C - thank you! I&#39;ll be popping back to do some post-reno debriefs soon. I certainly have some tips to share. As for the laundry tub, ours is only a double - but it&#39;s still flippin&#39; heavy. Carefully consider where you want to locate it (i.e. so that it gets sufficient sunlight, close to the house/kitchen and a water source) so that you don&#39;t have to relocate it. Once it&#39;s filled you won&#39;t be able to budge it. I&#39;ve had zero luck growing anything in mine so far - it seems to be located smack bang in possum territory and they have chewed all the plants back several times now. I currently have bird netting over the top of it which seems to be working. I&#39;m having more luck with the herbs/veggies I&#39;ve got growing out the front in garden boxes. xxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606994564887624801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-21988000575123366852014-05-23T20:33:08.880+10:002014-05-23T20:33:08.880+10:00Hi Kate - it&#39;s been so good to connect with yo...Hi Kate - it&#39;s been so good to connect with you through blogging. Pity it was towards the end of both of our renovations - we could have had some fun bouncing ideas between each other seeing we have very similar aesthetics/style. It was certainly tough juggling the kids and doing the contract administration but we got there in the end. xxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606994564887624801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-82609758165504983742014-05-23T20:25:42.823+10:002014-05-23T20:25:42.823+10:00Thanks Elizabeth - it&#39;s been a crazy/fun ride....Thanks Elizabeth - it&#39;s been a crazy/fun ride. Thankfully since starting this blog I&#39;ve connected with many others who are in the middle or about to start a renovation of their own so it will be good to sit back and watch how these other builds progress. You may be right - I reckon I could do one more:) xxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606994564887624801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-34517469036466564852014-05-23T20:21:30.731+10:002014-05-23T20:21:30.731+10:00Hi Sharon - our self-watering garden boxes (all ou...Hi Sharon - our self-watering garden boxes (all our others are constructed from those polystyrene boxes from the green grocer) are first filled with a layer of perlite. This is then covered/lined with a layer of shade cloth (which is the stuff you can see) and then filled with potting mix and planted out. Polypipe is used for drainage as well as a watering funnel at the top.You only have to water the boxes once a week. Everything we&#39;ve planted so far is growing beautifully. Just hoping the possums and turkeys stay away! xxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606994564887624801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-8627351172812512332014-05-23T20:12:45.844+10:002014-05-23T20:12:45.844+10:00Jane - thank you for your kind words:) I plan on d...Jane - thank you for your kind words:) I plan on doing a room-by-room breakdown of the renovation (keeping it in small chunks like this will hopefully jog my memory of some good tips to share and other things that may be of interest to other people embarking on a renovation/remodel.) Much of the design came about due to the constraints of the site, so I don&#39;t know if I would have done anything differently - particularly in terms of the size or style. I think we&#39;ve struck a happy balance between the charm and character of the original worker&#39;s cottage and contemporary architecture. Is this the last stop for us? Can&#39;t say for sure right now, but we are definitely enjoying living here for now. xxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606994564887624801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-41303118477157125452014-05-23T19:56:59.260+10:002014-05-23T19:56:59.260+10:00Hi Ness, thank you - there is so much to say about...Hi Ness, thank you - there is so much to say about all the things you mentioned above, so I think I&#39;ll do a room-by-room account about what works, what I would change (very little I might add) and a breakdown of the fixtures, fittings and furniture that we purchased. xxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606994564887624801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-84955047138664788662014-05-23T19:53:21.249+10:002014-05-23T19:53:21.249+10:00Hi Z, I love the new kitchen for it&#39;s aestheti...Hi Z, I love the new kitchen for it&#39;s aesthetics but it also functions beautifully for our family. There are too many sources of inspiration to list here, but I will do a follow-up post on this soon. xxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606994564887624801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-88821479736684425302014-05-19T09:47:49.248+10:002014-05-19T09:47:49.248+10:00Hi Caroline,
I&#39;m a librarian at the State Libr...Hi Caroline,<br />I&#39;m a librarian at the State Library of Queensland and I would like to archive your blog in the National Library&#39;s web archive PANDORA at: http://pandora.gov.au<br />Could you please contact me so that I can forward a formal request for permission to archive your website?<br />My email is: gina.tom@slq.qld.gov.au<br />Cheers<br />Gina Tom<br />Queensland Memory<br />State Library of Queensland<br />Phone: 38407826Just_kiddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962122535896800479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-28447789848540778782014-05-19T05:54:16.736+10:002014-05-19T05:54:16.736+10:00I am a bit sad that the reno is over…I hope you ke...I am a bit sad that the reno is over…I hope you keep sharing snippets here and on IG!<br />I absolutely love the house…every detail is perfect.<br />One question…on on earth have you lugged your concrete tub around? We have a three basin tub that I would love to turn into a garden but I am pretty sure we would need half the neighbourhood to move it!<br />Thank you again for sharing your journey…I have loved following along!Mother Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646925050489695536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880358658128094486.post-51434979649588239412014-05-18T21:19:16.204+10:002014-05-18T21:19:16.204+10:00Well done Caroline. How you juggled this with 4 b...Well done Caroline. How you juggled this with 4 boys, I don&#39;t know! All your hard work and attention to detail has paid off in spades - your new home is clearly well designed and well executed. I particularly like your decorating aesthetic and hope that you will continue to IG or blog. You have been very forthcoming and honest about all things &#39;reno&#39; which I imagine has been of enormous guidance to many of us &#39;reno addicts&#39;!! Thank you and well done again. kkandwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031566829594132655noreply@blogger.com